Jul 19 2020 56 mins 35
1:05 - About Tricia- current employment; experience with different denominations 7:47 - What Mormons can learns from members of other faiths and what members of other faiths can learns from Mormons: Discussion of the following topics Regaining a clear relationship with God Depth of spiritual practices Respecting the temple of the human body Focus on family and community Utah- ratings on happiness and depression Parenting as the most important vocation in life 22:41 - The cross as a symbol 27:43 - “Levity of spirit” 30:11 - Time spent in church 32:51 - Retention rates- family home evening and missions; Delayed gratification 39:52 - The experience of serving in church leadership as a woman 44:29 - Continual revelation of God 46:49 - Teaching Faith with Harry Potter: A Guidebook for Parents and Educators for Multigenerational Faith Formation 54:46 - Ending Questions The Rev. Dr. Tricia Lyons has spent the last 25 years teaching ethics and theology in Episcopal schools and seminaries. She currently teaches evangelism at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA. Tricia is an ordained Episcopal priest. Tricia has a passion for melding pop culture and faith formation. She is the author of “The Soul of Adolescence,” a 10-year study of how teenagers and young adults find and feed their spiritual lives (Morehouse, 2009). Her other books include “Teaching Faith with Harry Potter” and her most recent, “What is Evangelism?” She is a sought-after speaker across The Episcopal Church and beyond on matters of faith and daily life due to her contagious faith, engaging sense of humor and indominable hope. Tricia is an honors graduate from Harvard College, has a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and a doctorate from Virginia Theological Seminary. She was the founder of the C.S. Lewis Society of Harvard. Over ten thousand people follow Tricia on her Facebook page called “The Hogwart’s Chaplain.”
